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• World Cycling Championship
  ...o wear the [[Rainbow jersey]] for a full year. Unlike other UCI-sanctioned races, the World Cycling Championship is competed for by nationality, not by comm [[Category:Cycle racing|WCC]]
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• Giro d'Italia
  [[Category:Cycle races]] [[Category:Cycle racing in Italy|Giro d'Italia]]
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• Rotary engine
  In concept, a rotary engine is simple. It is a standard [[Otto cycle]] engine, but instead of having an orthodox fixed [[cylinder block]] with r ...tary engines. The most famous motorcycle (probably because of winning many races) is the [[Megola]] motorcycle with a radial rotary engine inside the front
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• Ferrari 458 Italia
  ...nds, while top speed is over 325 km/h, with a fuel consumption in combined cycle (ECE+EUDC) 13.7 L/100 km while producing 320g/km of CO₂. Ferrari unveiled their new GT2 racer for the 2011 races sanctioned by the ACO. The 458 GT2 drops the "flex splitter" found in the r
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• Sleeve valve
  ...ngine typically wants larger ports that remain open longer in terms of one cycle, something that is fairly easy to arrange with a sleeve at the cost of a mo ...] to this design, and contrary to public opinion, they were fast; many won races. [[Daimler]] used the principle in its V-12 which it brand-named the 'Doubl
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• Italian National Road Race Championship
  ...streak ended, another Italian cycling [[legend]], [[Alfredo Binda]], won 4 races in a row. [[Learco Guerra]] succeeded him with 5 consecutive wins. Since th [[Category:Cycle races in Italy]]
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• Bandini 750 sport siluro
  ...sports torpedo'' could participate in "750 race" class, simply dismounting cycle fenders. ...uphill, on circuits citizens or derived within military airbases but also races most famous and challenging (often six or twelve hours) as the 12 hours of
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• Sanremo
  ...[[UCI ProTour]], and is considered to be one of the five '[[Classic cycle races|Monuments]]' of the cycling season. Milan-Sanremo is traditionally held in
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• Gino Bartali
  '''[[Classic cycle races|Single-Day Races and Classics]]''' <br /> ...the war - 1936 and 1937 - and once after it (1946). He won [[Classic cycle races|classics]] such as [[Milan – San Remo]], the Giro di Lombardia and the [[
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• Bicycle
  ...[[military]] and local [[police]] applications, [[courier]] services, and cycle [[sports]]. ...automobile]]s and [[aircraft]]. J. K. Starley's company became the ''Rover Cycle Company Ltd.'' in the late 1890s, and then the ''[[Rover (car)|Rover]]'' au
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• 24 Hours of Le Mans
  ...more than fourteen hours total. This has reduced driver fatigue during the races. ...have also been part of the schedule since 2001, usually running exhibition races during qualifying days, a few hours prior to the sessions for the Le Mans e
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• Monaco Grand Prix
  ...dely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world alongside the [[Indianapolis 500]] and the [[24 Hours of Le Ma Like many European races, the Monaco Grand Prix predates the current World Championship. The princip
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• Alfa Romeo 8C
  ...me the "semi-official" racing department of Alfa Romeo, no longer entering races as a factory effort due to the poor economic situation of the company. With ...12C36, a Tipo C now fitted with a new V12 engine of 4064 cc. In the major races, the [[Alfa Romeo 12C| Monoposto 12C]] 36 and 37 could not match the Merced
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• Paris-Roubaix
  ...mous for rough terrain and cobblestones, it is one of the '[[Classic cycle races|Monuments]]' or Classics of the European calendar. It has been called the ' Paris-Roubaix is one of the oldest races of professional [[Road bicycle racing|road cycling]]. It was run first in [
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• Ilario Bandini
  ...an competing as a [[motorcycle racing|motorcycle racer]], participating in races at [[Faenza]], [[Lugo di Romagna]], and [[Imola]]. In 1940, he first took p ...00 ''siluro''''']], featuring torpedo-like bodywork and [[Fender (vehicle)|cycle fender]]s (separate mudguards). The car still used the same Fiat engine, mo
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• Laverda
  ...D'Or''. This they did, often placing first, second and third in the same races, and dominating the international endurance race circuit. Distinguished by ...e version named the ''Jota'' which would cement this image by winning many races and impressing the motorcycle press enough to guarantee its place in Laverd
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• Gilco
  Cycle to the Fair of Milan in 2005 is presented the evolution of the chassis Mult
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• Grand Prix motorcycles
  There have traditionally been several races at each event for various classes of motorcycles, based on engine size, and ...whether the engine was a [[two stroke cycle|two-stroke]] or [[four stroke cycle|four-stroke]]. Consequently, all machines were two-strokes, due to the grea
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• Bicycle gearing
  ...trength, level of fitness, and expected usage. When buying from specialist cycle shops, it may be less expensive to get the gears altered before delivery ra ...s]] like to use a larger chainring at the front, up to 54t or 55t. In some races involving steep climbs, some professionals opt for a triple chainring at th
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• Jonghi
  ...ng engines specially designed for competition. At that time, as still, the races were an important promotional vehicle for Remondini, an important system fo | [[Engine]] || Otto mono vertical cylinder cycle (4T) air-cooled
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• Electric vehicle conversion
  ...requent stops and starts and effective energy recovery and release in this cycle. Another solution is the use of battery electric buses that follow the prin ...ehicle can outrun Dodge Viper and Ferrari sports cars in quarter mile drag races.
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• Formula One engines
  ...he mean speed (approx. 40 m/s) then back to zero, and then another similar cycle to terminate the circle. Maximum piston acceleration occur at TDC and is in ...and the World Championship was run under F2 rules in 1952 and 1953, but F1 races were still held in those years. The Indianapolis 500 used pre-war Grand Pri
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• History of the bicycle
  Since women could not cycle in the then-current fashions for voluminous and restrictive dress, the [[bi ...ion of the [[International Human Powered Vehicle Association]] which holds races for "banned" classes of bicycle. One such [[Sam Whittingham|vehicle ]] cur
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• MV Agusta
  ...]], who previously worked for [[Moto Guzzi]], and most recently Ducati. [[Cycle World]] and Australian Motorcycle News magazine named it the best [[sportbi Between 1948 and 1976 MV Agusta motorcycles have won over 3000 races.
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• Ducati V-twin
  ...stigation into the bona-fides of the bike by the governing body - the Auto Cycle Union of New South Wales. The bike was accepted when the Ducati factory sen
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• Tour de France
  ...eat pro cycling achievement, more prestigious than winning most single day races, regardless of one's overall standing in the GC. Although the number of sta As in all [[road bicycle racing|road races]], current national road race champions can wear their national jerseys in
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• Ducati
  ..., making an impression at an early-1952 Milan show, introducing their 65TS cycle and Cruiser (a four-stroke [[motor scooter]]). Despite being described as t ...small single cylinder machines that were successful in the Italian 'street races' up to the large capacity twins of the 80s. Ducati introduced the [[Ducati
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